Dates

Event

Constructed as a DC-3-201A.

To unknown owner with c/r NC21743.

To unknown owner with c/r N1M.

To unknown owner with c/r N102X.

Converted to a DC-3A.

To unknown owner with c/r N102X.

To unknown owner with c/r N101MX.

25 May 1956

Certificate of airworthiness for N101MX (DC3A, 2102) issued.

Circa 1970

Fredric Altman comments (16 July 2025): About 1970, my friends and I bought Matilda from Godfrey as an executive transport, but used it to import marijuana from Colombia. We ran trips from there to Tampa for a couple of years. When not flying to and from Colombia, we would fly it to Colorado and fill it with Coors beer to bring back to Tampa. At the time, you could not buy very popular Coors beer anywhere but Colorado. Filled with beer, we stopped in Midland, Texas, to refuel. As we taxied to a stop, it was like a scene from a movie with a dozen law enforcement vehicles with sirens and lights surrounding the aircraft. They were surprised to find no drugs, only beer on board. Miffed, they huddled for a while and decided they could seize the aircraft due to non-payment of alcohol tax, which is what they did.

17 March 1977

Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was a loss. This was an illegal flight. The accident occurred at near LaBelle, FL (United States of America) while landing. Narrative: The aircraft nosed down when landing on soft pasture terrain. A total of 4000 lbs of marijuana was found on board.
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

23 April 1977

To unknown owner with c/r N101MX.
Sale reported to a new owner in Logan, UT.

29 September 1984

Photographer: Mike Powney
Notes: 1984 photo taken at Lehigh Acres, Buckingham Fields, Florida

2 June 2011

To unknown owner with c/r N101MX.
Sale reported to a new owner in Logan, UT.

2 June 2011

Civil registration, N101MX, cancelled.

Scrapped.